Introduction Christopher Dewhurst, the Drag ‘n Drop Publications editor, has released an excellent compilation of 55 BBC Micro Books, all together on one CD ROM. For any RISC OS user who wants to have a go at BASIC programming these are an essential buy. Although biased towards the BBC Micro, quite a few of the programs will run on current RISC OS machines, or can be edited to do so quite simply. Some of the subjects covered in the books and programs are:
Read MoreNews nybble: Final reminder – Andrew Conroy in London, 21st May
Also: Pictures and words from Clive Semmens’ recent talk now online. Announced a couple of weeks ago and taking place in two days time, Andrew Conroy will be the guest speaker at this month’s RISC OS User Group of London meeting. Regularly seen at shows with his CJE Micro’s employee hat on, Andrew exhibited at this year’s Southwest Show in his own right, exhibiting many interfacing projects using the Raspberry Pi and, of course, RISC OS. It is this subject that he will be talking about in London. For more…
Read MoreNews nybble: Textseek bug sought – and dealt with
Harriet Bazley has announced the release of version 1.48 of Textseek, a multi-file search application that presents the results of its searches via throwback, allowing you to click on a particular result to be taken to the relevant place in the file. The main change – which was actually made in 2015, but due to an oversight has only now been released – is to address a bug whereby the application could crash or produce a corrupted filetypes menu, neither of which is ideal, if used on a system on…
Read MoreNews nybble: Ident Computer returns to the Midlands, 19th May
The Midlands User Group will be holding its next meeting on Saturday, 19th May – tomorrow – and the guest speaker will be Tom Williamson of Ident Computer, with a talk covering the company’s recent developments, such as the Ident CE, the new arrangement with RISCOSbits acting as a supplier, and 3D printing. If you wish to attend, the meeting will take place from 2:00pm at The Methodist Church Hall, Greenhill, Blackwell, Bromsgrove, B60 1BL, and there is a small charge to cover the costs of the hall and refreshments.
Read MoreRISC OS Awards: Another look at the alternative options for 2017
If you haven’t yet voted, why not do so now? The RISC OS Awards poll for 2017 has been open now since mid-March and will be coming to a close in a couple of weeks time. As such, now is an ideal time to take another look at some of the alternative nominations people have made if they felt something other than the options on offer deserve to win in any given category. If you have yet to vote, please do so as soon as possible in order to your…
Read MoreBristol RISC OS Users meeting – 9th May
The next meeting for Bristol RISC OS users will take place on Wednesday, 9th May. Running from 7:30pm until kicking out time, the place to be is: The Eldon House pub, 6 Lower Clifton Hill, Bristol, BS8 1BT.
Read MoreAndrew Conroy talks to ROUGOL about Pi interfacing, 21st May
There will probably be flashing – but don’t worry, it’ll be LEDs rather than Andrew himself. The next meeting of the RISC OS User Group of London – ROUGOL – will take place two weeks today, on 21st May, and the guest speaker will be Andrew Conroy. Although Andrew will be recognised by many people as one of the faces of CJE Micro’s, regularly in attendance as one of the team at RISC OS shows, he also uses RISC OS in his spare time – and his talk in London…
Read MoreNews nybble: Southampton meeting, 8th May
If you’re a RISC OS user in the Southampton area, then Tuesday, 8th May is the date you need to note down – for that is when your local user group next gets together. The meeting, which runs from 7:00pm until 9:00pm, is free to attend – and you can bring along any hardware or software you wish to show off, try out, seek help with, or whatever. The place to be is the Sports Centre of Itchen College – head for the College Centre, an open area with tables…
Read MoreAdministrivia: RISCOSitory opening up for reviews
You write ’em and send ’em, and I may put ’em online. Until now, RISCOSitory has not carried product reviews. The main reason for this is that the site is run with no financial reward – only costs. As such, I didn’t want to commit to spending even more time working on the site than I already do, and thus not working on things that could be earning an income, and helping to cover those costs. Sitting down to use a piece of hardware or software, with a critical eye,…
Read MoreNews nybble: Micro Miscellany at WROCC on 2nd May
The next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club will take place tomorrow, Wednesday 2nd May, and the subject will be Micro Miscellany – apparently the third such meeting – with members given the opportunity to see and try out a variety of hardware and software, including robotics and Pi-related goodies. Entry to the meeting is free for members, and costs just £3.00 for non-members. It kicks off at 7:45pm, and if you wish to attend, you should point your nose in the direction of: West Yorkshire Sports and…
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